Persib Asks Verbal Harassment Victims By Steward To Make Reports To Police

Persib Supporters (Persib)

JAKARTA - Persib Bandung asked the victim with the initials S who felt that he received verbal abuse by security officers during the match against Port FC on Thursday, September 19 to report to the police.

"Persib stated that it is ready to support and facilitate the legal steps that will be taken by brother S and his representatives," said Vice President of Operations of PT Persib Bandung with dignity, Andang Ruhiat quoting Antara.

Andang revealed that Persib had held a meeting with both parties, namely the victim who was represented by his family and attorney and the steward on duty at the time of the incident.

"The purpose of the meeting was to listen in detail to the explanation from brother S regarding the harassment," said Andang.

During the meeting, he continued, the steward rejected all verbal abuse allegations experienced by the victim through a written statement made on the seal.

The information conveyed by the victim S's family and his legal team also contradicts the statement given by the steward.

Therefore, Andang recommends to victims to resolve this case through legal channels.

If the individual steward in question really commits harassment, Persib will not hesitate to issue and assist the victim to get legal certainty.

"We want to emphasize that Persib is always ready to open the door as wide as possible to facilitate, find out the truth, and hope that every problem can be resolved properly," he said.

Previously, there was a riot between supporters and stewards after the match against Persija Jakarta which was caused by a dispute that started from the match against Port FC.

In that match, there were allegations of acts of physical and verbal violence by several unscrupulous stewards against supporters.

Persib also apologized for the security disturbances that occurred due to the actions of unscrupulous supporters to an orderly audience during the match against Persija Jakarta on September 23, 2024.

"Once again, Persib apologizes for the security disturbance by spectators to all spectators who are orderly and do not commit acts of violence that attended the Persib match against Persija," he said.